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  Quiz #1 - Simple Present Tense I
 
   
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Directions: For questions 1-10, choose the correct simple tense form of the verb. When you are finished, click on the "Check My Answers Now" button to see your score. You can also compare how you did versus other students by clicking on the name of the test you just completed.
 
1. Ann ______ Japanese and French very well.
  speaks
speak
speaking
is speak
 
2. My parents ______ in a very large apartment on the 30th floor.
  living
is living
live
lives
 
3. Samantha and I ______ shopping every Saturday.
  goes
going
go to
go
 
4. How long does it ______ from Los Angeles to Narita by air?
  taking
takes
taken
take
 
5. I am not ______ tonight because I have to wake up early tomorrow.
  drinks
go to drink
to go drinking
going to drink
 
6. Midori always ______ me when I am studying.
  interrupting
interrupts
be interrupting
interrupt
 
7. Can you please ______ the principal if he will be able to attend the band concert?
  ask
asking
ask to
to ask
 
8. What will you ______ doing tomorrow when I stop by your house?
  being
be
is
been
 
9. They will ______ to Ireland this summer if they can save enough money.
  traveling
trip
tripping
travel
 
10. After I take a shower at night, I like to ______ English in my room.
  is studying
studies
study
be study
 
09/08/2008 12:17 AM
Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana (AP)

Sumo wrestlers Hakurozan, front, and Roho, both from Russia, leave a room after attending a meeting at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Monday September 8, 2008.  The two brothers were fired from the Japan Sumo Association after they were found positive for marijuana use, Japanese press reports said. Roho has publicly denied using the drug. Kyodo News also reported that Hakorozan has made a similar denial. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.


09/07/2008 11:46 PM
Koike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM (AFP)

File photo of Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, who announced a bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.